there are a lot of moving parts and a lot of people working together. >> i would agree. >> i mean, we have been trying to find, has there been national data? how do we prove this as one specific piece for collaboration? i think again, lieutenant, thank you for those words. there are effectiveness. but there's a clear link that this is the safest strategy. it's a work in progress. i am appreciative of ways to come up with data measures so we can say, definitively. this plays in the whole scheme the violence reduction >> i mean, i just want to be clear. it's not impossible. it's difficult and it takes time and resources. if we had the available resources to do an indepth study. it's a serious under taking. >> i followed up that. you know what. it's take it even further. let me say this. it isn't rocket science. may be we don't need the data. >> i can think where crn's have helped. they have been able to put aside emotions. you can call me ernie. i don't call him chief. getting back to the gun buy back. i think we are right in line. we are doing the same buy back. we could use more. i think if you were to talk about gun violence. in 2006. we

there has been a breach of data. privacy can even interfere with the development of data which is used to prevent fraud and identity theft and risk. it will benefit consumers by establishing a national standard and ensuring businesses can comply, which is always their highest goal. thank you, mr. chairman . >> thank you. >> thank you chairman and members of the committee. i'm going to skip over the intro and jump right into it. tech logical advances have created a fantastic tool for consumeers to use. however privacy is still important and relevant today. even in today's age of extensive sharing, few people would think all information about them should be available to everyone for every conceivable purpose. 82% of respondants were concerned that companies may be passing along their personal information to third parties without their permission. it is a significant barrier to the adoption of new technology which is in turn harms commerce and discourages innovation. the commercial priversi bill of rights introduced by senators kerry and mccain has standards that would give consumers more control over their personal information. the framework is the fair information practice principles

has been the adoption of breach notification laws by state. there are now some 40 states that have them. but in order to make this consistent drive the issue nationally, there is a need for national data breach notification laws. it is part of the administration cybersecurity package. >> i thank you senator for your leadership in helping to drive at issue. >> thank you, mr. chairman. commission or train to come out of cftc with justice that is the case under current law? >> generally speaking -- >> to the good relationship that furthers the relationship to consumers at prosecuting criminals or do we need to create justice more authority than a dirty present? >> it is important to have all the tools they need to go after folks who are hacking into databases and to the extent they feel they need more tools, we obviously would support that. at the same time, it's critically important to recognize will never be able to catch criminals or hackers. what is critically important in the very built as well as it ensures that companies will shore up their data protection practices in the first instance is that they aren't affected by hacks to the extent we can have that. we appreciate your bill